Carter Rycroft
| Carter Rycroft | |
|---|---|
| Curler | |
| Born |
August 29, 1977 Grande Prairie, Alberta |
| Team | |
| Curling club |
Glencoe CC, Calgary, AB |
| Skip | Pat Simmons |
| Third | John Morris |
| Second | Carter Rycroft |
| Lead | Nolan Thiessen |
| Alternate | Tom Sallows |
| Career | |
| Brier appearances | 7 (2000, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| World Championship appearances | 3 (2010, 2014, 2015) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2002) |
| Top CCA ranking | 2nd (2013–14) |
| Grand Slam victories | 7 (Masters: Jan. 2003, 2012; The National: Nov. 2004; Canadian Open: 2002, 2005, 2013; Players' Championship: 2004) |
Medal record
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Carter Rycroft (born August 29, 1977 in Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic team, skipped by Kevin Martin, that won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Career
Rycroft joined the Martin rink in 1999 after skipping Team Alberta at the 1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships and playing for Randy Ferbey. With Martin, he won two provincial championships (2000, 2006), two Canada Cups (2005, 2006) and the Olympic silver medal (2002). He left the Martin rink in 2006 and joined the Kevin Koe rink. Rycroft won another Canada Cup playing second with Koe, followed by his first Brier championship title at Halifax in 2010. The team beat Ontario's Glenn Howard 6-5 in the final. At the 2014 Kamloops Brier the Koe rink repeated as Canadian champions, defeating John Morris' B.C. rink 10-5 in the final.[1] In 2014, Koe left the team, and was replaced by Morris as skip.
Personal life
Rycroft is the owner of the Prairie West Ventures and Majestic Rentals. He is married to Sheila Rycroft and has three children.[2] At the 2014 Brier Rycroft, whose wife was pregnant, said he planned to take a year off curling. [1] However, since the team won the Brier in 2014, he continued to play in certain events.
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | David Nedohin (fourth) | Randy Ferbey (skip) | Carter Rycroft | Pat McCallum | WCT events |
| 1997–98 | Carter Rycroft | Glen Kennedy | Marc Kennedy | Jason Lesmeister | 1998 Juniors |
| 1998–99 | David Nedohin (fourth) | Randy Ferbey (skip) | Scott Pfeifer | Carter Rycroft | |
| 1999–00 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | 2000 Alta., Brier |
| 2000–01 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | 2001 Alta. |
| 2001–02 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | 2001 COCT, 2002 OG |
| 2002–03 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | |
| 2003–04 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | 2004 Alta. |
| 2004–05 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | 2005 CC |
| 2005–06 | Kevin Martin | Don Walchuk | Carter Rycroft | Don Bartlett | 2005 COCT, 2006 Alta., CC, Brier |
| 2006–07 | Blake MacDonald (fourth) | Kevin Koe (skip) | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | |
| 2007–08 | Blake MacDonald (fourth) | Kevin Koe (skip) | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Canada Cup |
| 2008-09 | Blake MacDonald (fourth) | Kevin Koe (skip) | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | |
| 2009–10 | Kevin Koe | Blake MacDonald | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | 2009 COCT, 2010 Alta, Brier, WCC |
| 2010–11 | Kevin Koe | Blake MacDonald | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | 2011 Alta |
| 2011–12 | Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | 2012 Alta, Brier |
| 2012–13 | Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | 2013 Alta |
| 2013–14 | Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | 2014 Alta, Brier, WCC |
| 2014–15 | John Morris | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | 2015 Brier |
External links
- 1 2 "Brier: Alberta's Kevin Koe beats B.C.'s Morris for title". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/58/files/2016/03/BRIER-THURSDAY-ALL.pdf
- Carter Rycroft on the World Curling Federation database
- Carter Rycroft on the World Curling Tour database